MASTERTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8535, 13 September 1907, Page 5

MASTERTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

HEAD MASTER'S REPORT.

The monthly report cf the Headmaster of the Masterton District High School (Mr. W. H. Jackson) submitted to the meeting of the School Committee, last evening, stated, inter alia:—Attendance — Main School: Roll, 631; average attendance, 581; percentage of attendance, 92. Side School: Roll, 182; average attendance, 168; percentage of attendance, 92. Secondary Classes : Ro'.l, 74; average attendance, 70; precentage of attendance, 93. The Board's Truant Officer paid a visit to the school a fortnight ago. and made enquiries regarding a number of cases reported last month. On the. 2nd instant the third assistant master resumed duty after an absence of three months on sick leave. The annual examination of the school was conducted by Inspectors Fleming and Tennant, and occupied the whole of last week. The postponed term holiday is being observed this week. A great amount of gardening work has been done during the past few weeks. The small fruits plots are planted and the protective structures finished. The wall-fruit training work is well in hand, and good progress has been made in the planting of the vegetable plots. In connection with the asphalting work to be done during the summer vacation, I would suggest that a scheme of the work to be undertaken should be drawn up as soon as possible, and arrangements made for the supply of the tar. If this is done in good timo the work could be commenced at the beginning of the j long holiday. 1 Several members of the Committee commented favourably on the attendance, which, taking into consideration the state of # the weather and the amount of sickness in the town, they considered extraordinary. The matter of asphalting work was referred to the visiting members. who wero also authorised to attend to various minor repairs in the lavatories.